Rocky Mount, VA Demographic Data
Rocky Mount, VA Summary
Rocky Mount is located in Franklin County in Virginia
- Population: 4,813
- Area: 6.87 sq. miles
- Land Area: 6.84 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.03 sq. miles
- Population Density: 700.78 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,126.64 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Rocky Mount, VA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
2,524
53%
50.8
Male
2,258
47%
49.2
Total Population
4,782
323,128,000
Rocky Mount, VA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
269
5.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
451
9.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
289
6.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
144
3.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
259
5.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
768
16.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
550
11.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
561
11.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
207
4.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
220
4.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
468
9.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
426
8.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
170
3.6%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
3,670
76.7%
77.2
Female
2,041
55.6%
51.3
Male
1,629
44.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
3,613
75.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,163
24.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,064
22.3%
15.2
Female
735
69.1%
55.8
Male
329
30.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
39
0.0%
0.0
Rocky Mount, VA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
4,764
99.6%
96.8
White
3,199
66.9%
72.6
Black or African American
1,131
23.7%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
434
9.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
18
0.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
334
7.0%
17.8
Mexican
305
6.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
29
0.6%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
4,448
93.0%
82.2
Rocky Mount, VA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
296
8.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
418
12.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,132
33.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
722
21.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
268
8.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
308
9.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
226
6.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
714
21.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
2,656
78.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
534
15.8%
31.2
Rocky Mount, VA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,042
27.6%
33.7%
Now Married
1,660
44.0%
47.5
Divorced
491
13.0%
11.0%
Separated
70
1.9%
2.0
Widowed
510
13.5
5.8%
Rocky Mount, VA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
4,249
94.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
264
5.8%
21.6%
Spanish
245
5.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
19
0.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Rocky Mount, VA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
368
17.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
274
12.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
425
19.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
216
10.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
267
12.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
293
13.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
150
6.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
109
5.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
17
0.8%
5.8
$200,000 or more
43
2.0%
6.4
Median household income
25,833
57,617
Per capita income
20,088
31,128
Rocky Mount, VA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
35
1.8%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
297
14.9%
9.8
Construction
88
4.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
474
23.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
14
0.7%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
314
15.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
186
9.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
137
6.9%
11.4
Public administration
0
0.0%
4.6
Retail trade
244
12.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
129
6.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
82
4.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
231
11.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
655
32.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
372
18.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
440
22.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
302
15.1%
18.1%
Rocky Mount, VA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,000
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,717
85.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
239
12.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
2
0.1%
5.1
Walked
0
0.0%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
42
2.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
24.6
26.6
Rocky Mount, VA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
269
12.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
888
41.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
591
27.3%
37.1
3 or more
414
19.1%
21.0
Rocky Mount, VA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,162
91.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,156
53.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,006
46.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
212
8.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.0
0.0%
2.5
Rocky Mount, VA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,374
1 room
76
3.2%
2.4
2 rooms
34
1.4%
2.7
3 rooms
225
9.5%
9.1
4 rooms
415
17.5%
16.5
5 rooms
790
33.3%
19.8
6 rooms
263
11.1%
17.8
7 rooms
279
11.8%
12.0
8 rooms
149
6.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
143
6.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Rocky Mount, VA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,374
1-unit, detached
1,541
64.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
62
2.6%
5.9
2-units
49
2.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
197
8.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
191
8.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
88
3.7%
4.4
20 or more units
171
7.2%
9.0
Mobile home
75
3.2%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Rocky Mount, VA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
216
9.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
402
16.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
353
14.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
285
12.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
529
22.3%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
187
7.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
128
5.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
274
11.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Rocky Mount, VA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
21
1.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
275
12.7%
4.7
Electricity
1,520
70.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
228
10.5%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
103
4.8%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
15
0.7%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Rocky Mount, VA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
599
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
17
2.8%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
18
3.0%
11.8%
Less than $500
30
5.0%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
31
5.2%
20.1%
$500 to $999
218
36.4%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
285
47.6%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
271
45.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
104
17.4%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
13
2.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
26
4.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
185
30.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Rocky Mount, VA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
941
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
18
1.9%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
27
2.9%
28.3%
Less than $500
439
46.7%
10.7%
$500 to $999
457
48.6%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
65
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
588
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
249
26.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
111
11.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
99
10.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
98
10.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
55
5.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
329
35.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
65
0.0%
0.0%
Rocky Mount, VA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,156
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
71
6.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
392
33.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
272
23.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
140
12.1%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
126
10.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
112
9.7%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
15
1.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
28
2.4%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
115,800
205,000